Poisoning

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The administration of a poison, whether intentionally or accidentally.

Poisoning is the administration of a poison, whether intentionally or accidentally. It tends to be used on this website to refer to acute fatal events such as happened at Jonestown.

Acute v. chronic

Poisonings may be chronic, in which case lifetime exposure is important (for example to lead) or acute. They may be fatal or cause disability, or those affected may be able to make a complete recovery.

 

Examples

Page nameStartEndDescription
Flint water crisisApril 2014A mass poisoning in Flint Michigan
Jonestown18 November 197818 November 1978The People's Temple cult, in Jonestown, lead by Jim Jones. In 1978 hundreds of members were poisoned by drinking a cyanide laced drink.
Prion diseaseAll known "prion diseases" in mammals affect the structure of the brain or other neural tissue; all are progressive, have no known effective treatment, and are always fatal.

 

Poisoning victims on Wikispooks

TitleStartEndDescription
James AltgensCaptured two historic images of the JFK Assassination on November 22, 1963.
Yasser ArafatLeader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization for 35 years
Simón BolívarFreemason who with British support declared South America independet
Bülent EcevitAs Turkish prime minister, admitted that a secret army had been involved in torture, assassinations and coups d'etat. Died of poisoning.
Imane FadilPhoto model who revealed Silvio Berlusconi's bunga bunga sex parties. Also stated they were part of a sect that invokes the devil. Died of poisoning.
Allan FrancovichFrancovich was a talented and courageous filmmaker who produced unparalleled exposés of various misdeeds by the powerful. Termed a 'charlatan' by some, a "conspiracy theorist" by others (though not by Wikipedia).
Eduardo FreiChilean ex-president poisoned by the secret police.
David GrahamDavid Graham was a dentist who became suspicious after meeting two of the "19 hijackers". He reported being first ignored and then threatened by the FBI. He compiled a large report of his investigations into why the FBI were ignoring his warnings. Poisoned.
Alexander LitvinenkoAn exiled Russian spook turned whistleblower who died of polonium poisoning in London.
Georgi MarkovA Bulgarian dissident writer who assassinated in 1978
Napoleon
Pablo NerudaChilean national poet and Nobel Prize winner who was poisoned by the secret police, possibly with participation of the CIA, after the 1973 coup d'état.
Paul RobesonUS artist and activist possibly poisoned by the CIA
Franklin D. RooseveltWidely recalled for strengthening the federal government and bringing the US into World War 2
Yuri ShchekochikhinA member of the ill-fated Kovalev Commission who was assassinated.
Anton SurikovSpooky Russian assassinated in 2009.
Zachary TaylorPresident of the United States. Poisoned.
Turgut Özal1990s Turkish president covertly assassinated by deep state forces

 

Related Quotation

PageQuoteAuthorDate
Pesticide“Acute pesticide poisoning occurs frequently in children worldwide, and subclinical pesticide toxicity is also widespread. Clinical data suggest that acute pesticide poisoning during childhood might lead to lasting neurobehavioural deficits. Highly toxic and bioaccumulative pesticides are now banned in high-income nations, but are still used in many low-income and middle-income countries... birth cohort studies provide new evidence that prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides can cause developmental neurotoxicity.”Philippe Grandjean
Philip Landrigan
March 2014
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